Journal
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Traders want U-turn on access
By Bridget CookA GROUP of Dandenong businesses are pushing for better access to their road to allow direct entry for trucks delivering their supplies. Businesses…
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Lions buoyed by close loss
By Gavin StaindlSPRINGVALE has gone down to Melbourne 5-2 but coach Mick Wearne said Sunday’s performance was “very encouraging”. Melbourne leads the Division 2 ladder…
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Machete attack
GATE-CRASHERS stabbed a man as he left a house party in Noble Park this month. About 15 men attacked five partygoers as they left a…
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DDCA earns an historic win
– Gavin StaindlTHE Dandenong and District Cricket Association’s under-21 representative side has claimed an historical third consecutive Neil Wright Shield at Windy Hill on Sunay.…
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Crazy cactus
By Bridget CookMARK Hamer’s story goes a little like that of Jack and the Beanstalk – but his plant is a cactus. The Dandenong resident…
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Warm welcome has its reward
RAYMOND Johnston has been awarded by the City of Greater Dandenong with the title of Good Neighbour of the Year for his active interest and…
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Face cut in brawl
POLICE are seeking information on a brawl and glassing at a party in Springvale this month. Police said about 60 people were at a 17th…
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Young wishes granted
STATE Government grants will allow young Greater Dandenong residents to show off their talents during National Youth Week in April. The City of Greater Dandenong…
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Lending a hand with life’s woes
By Bridget CookWHILE she may not live in Greater Dandenong, Barbara Siddall’s commitment to the area has helped ease the lives of many in the…
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Greatest in town
By Bridget CookA DEVOTION to supporting staff and patients at Dandenong Hospital has seen Ruth Hartnett named the 2010 Greater Dandenong Citizen of the Year.…
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Flag race an uphill run
By Gavin StaindlOF the eight completed rounds in the Dandenong and District Cricket Association season, six have been played in the one-day format but last…
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Bike spikes boy’s leg
A BOY was taken to hospital on Thursday night after he was impaled on his bicycle handlebars in Keysborough. Paramedics were called Kingsclere Avenue at…